Cumberland Couty Jail inmate attempts suicide

BRIDGETON -- A helicopter was called to airlift a prisoner from the Cumberland County Jail following a suicide attempt there Thursday afternoon, county officials reported.

The initial call for medical assistance around 1:30 p.m. involved reported bleeding. The inmate apparently slashed himself, according to county spokesman Glen Nickerson. Details of the nature of the injury were not immediately available.

The helicopter landed at South Jersey Healthcare-Bridgeton Health Center.